While Samsung phones offer a great way to protect your apps and media using Secure Folder, they lack a simple option to lock an app or game that you want to keep private. It was expected to arrive with One UI 7.0 and then One UI 9.0, but that never happened. Now it looks like the feature could arrive with One UI 9.5. Tipster Fahad Ali Javed, who found One UI 9.5-based firmware on his Galaxy S26, recently discovered that Samsung has developed the App Lock feature. You can access it by pressing and holding an app or game icon and tapping the lock-shaped icon in the top right corner of the menu. Any app or game can be locked directly from the home screen or app drawer of a phone running One UI 9.5. Fahad Ali Javed / Unlocking them is exactly the same as unlocking your phone. One UI 9.5 is based on Android 17 and is expected to go official with the launch of the Galaxy S27 series early next year. It could then reach older eligible devices, such as the Galaxy S26 series, Galaxy Z Flip 8, and Galaxy Z Fold 8 series, followed by even older, lower-end devices.
